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U.S. ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier watches Spc. Daniel P. Bush, Jr., a civil affairs specialist with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, fire a Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual event that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Marco A. Campos, a wheeled vehicle mechanic training to become a civil affairs specialist with the 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, prepares to fire a Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual event that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jaime Delgado, a civil affairs specialist with 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, prepares to load an M320 grenade launcher during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual event that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Daniel Bush, left, a civil affairs specialist with the 352st Civil Affairs Command, and Staff Sgt. Marco Campos, middle, a civil affairs specialist with the 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Daniel P. Bush, Jr., a civil affairs specialist with the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, participates in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Valery Valtrain, an intelligence analyst with the 151st Theater Information Operations Group, participates in the Army Combat Fitness Test during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Natalie Tedesco, a psychological operations specialist with the 303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company, participates in the Army Combat Fitness Test during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Chacon, left, a civil affairs specialist with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), and Spc. Daniel P. Bush, a civil affairs specialist with the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, participate in the Army Combat Fitness Test during the second day of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Timothy J. Lowitzer, a civil affairs specialist with the 1001st Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Training Company, participates in the Army Combat Fitness Test during day one of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 8, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Timothy Lowitzer, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native, and civil affairs specialist with the 1001st Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Company, assembles an M249 squad automatic weapon during the first day of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 7, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Timothy Lowitzer, left, a civil affairs specialist with the 1001st Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Company, and Spc. Daab Jackson, a civil affairs specialist with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, assemble an M249 squad automatic weapon during the first day of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 7, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Daab Jackson, a Buckeye, Arizona native, and civil affairs specialist with the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, inspects an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during the first day of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 7, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Marco Campos, a civil affairs specialist with the 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, assembles an M249 squad automatic weapon during the first day of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. April 7, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, right, a civil affairs specialist with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), demonstrates to his fellow competitors how to maintain an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during the first day of the 2021 the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier uses an electronic M4 carbine for an engagement skills training session during the in-processing portion of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 6. Soldiers from across the nation traveled to compete in the 2021 USACAPOC(A) Best Warrior Competition, hosted from April 5-10, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior” among their peers after being evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

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A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier inspects her equipment as part of the in-processing portion of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 6. Soldiers from across the nation traveled to compete in the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, hosted from April 5-10, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior” among their peers after being evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Daniel Bush, left, civil affairs specialist with the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, and Staff Sgt. Marco Campos, right, a civil affairs specialist with the 410th Civil Affairs Battalion, greet each other during the inprocessing portion of the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. on April 6. Soldiers from across the nation traveled to compete in the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition, hosted from April 5-10, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior” among their peers after being evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

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Command Sgt. Maj. George Conklin, a senior enlisted advisor for the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), gives an introductory speech during the in-processing portion of the 2021 USACAPOC (A) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. on April 6. Soldiers from across the nation traveled to compete in the 2021 USACAPOC (A) Best Warrior Competition, hosted from April 5-10, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC(A) Best Warrior Competition is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior” among their peers after being evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

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U.S. Army Reserve 1st Sgt. James Upton, right, the first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), inspects the equipment of a Soldier participating in the in-processing portion of the 2021 USACAPOC (A) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. on April 6. Soldiers from across the nation traveled to compete in the 2021 USACAPOC (A) Best Warrior Competition, hosted from April 5-10, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The USACAPOC (A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in the best Soldiers across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior” among their peers after being evaluated on their individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

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